In my practical assessment, me and my team were instructed to deliver a 10 minute session to the rest of our course mates. The session could be any part of a 1 hour session plan that had to be completed by the team prior to us undergoing the practical assessment.
Me and my two partners agreed on the target age range of 5-6 years old, as this would only require basic motor skills and so there’d be little risk of us struggling to deliver the session effectively. This is because we didn’t want to make it too complex and have the group fail to complete the session. After choosing the age, we chose the skills to deliver and decided throwing would be a useful component (due to the main session plan being that of a passing game in which a ball is thrown).
We each chose roles, with one of us being a hovering coach that checks everything, and the other two were each tasked with micro managing a small group of 4 people – two pairs. We then delivered a variety of throwing techniques, including under and over arm, alternating the throwing arm at a set interval of 1 minute. All the while we were ever mindful of the language that we were using. Although the session was delivered to our classmates, we had to imagine the group were 5 years old.
Overall, I feel that we were successful in delivering a beneficial session, as we were able to complete our entire plan within the time frame and everyone appeared to assist us in making sure it ran smoothly. Reflecting on my own performance, I feel like I was able to make myself heard, making clear attempts to praise the group where appropriate, and alter any unwanted behaviours accordingly. I feel like we did the best that we could. The planning was completed well ahead of the session, and each of us understood our roles, who was going where and saying not.
Jack - Sport and Exercise Science 